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Hi, I’m Matt Trostle and welcome to my online home! I’ve been playing around online, in one way or another, for 14 years. I experiment with internet marketing strategies and have tried many different monetization methods. I’ve been working online professionally since 2005. For all that boring stuff, check out my profile on LinkedIn.

What I love doing most is creating cool stuff! From Photoshop to CSS, stock photography to web design – I just love getting in that creative zone.  Anytime you can do what you love AND make money, that’s zang!

Pretty everything I do online comes through Twitter. If you’re on, let’s connect. Send me an @MattTrostle shout-out to say what’s up!

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Wireless Mouse on White Background

One of my very first attempts at isolated photography. Learned a lot in the process. Lighting is key! Wireless black and gray mouse isolated on white background. Get this on Photodune! … Read More

Build Awesome WordPress Landing Pages

Landing pages are tricky. Get them right, and they become one major piece of a booming business online. Get them wrong, and, well ... *nothing* happens. And that's just the writing part. If you've ever tried to *build* a landing page in WordPress, you know it can get very frustrating, very fast. … Read More

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Using My Desktop Calculator as a Handheld – No Photoshop

I have broken the code to the Matrix. I can now interact with my computer in three dimensions. Ok, well not really. :) Here's a cool photography trick I learned from Evan Sharboneau's Trick Photography ebook. … Read More

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Small Business Marketing Strategies

Think about this question for a moment. What is your business? Did you answer “Marketing Business?” Well you should have. That’s right; you’re not in the chiropractic business, real estate business, coaching business or whatever happens to be profession. You are in the business of … Read More

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Multiple Revenue Streams

As a small business owner you're always strapped for time. You want to grow your business but you don't have the time to take on more clients. Here are some great ways to increase website revenue without even one more client! Affiliate Programs My #1 recommendation for everyone who runs a business … Read More

Website Content Development

Now that you know what people are searching for, it’s time to write content around those keywords. When you plan out your content, each page should be focused on one keyword – called keyword focused content pages. Then sprinkle a few “long-tail” keyword phrases in your content. Ok, … Read More

Tracking Website Visitors With Google Analytics

Don’t forget the analytics! Now that you’ve got your site set up, some content and just the right look and feel, I know you’re dying to start marketing it. But take 10 minutes first to setup a Google Analytics account. It’s free but the data you get from it is invaluable. It’s so very … Read More

Small Business Search Engine Optimization

The marketing question I get asked about above any others is, “How do I get traffic from the search engines?” like there’s some quick magical answer. So now I can just say go to my site and look up Search Engine Optimization. :) The answer: It takes work! I know, bummer right?! Getting … Read More

Small Business Hosting

Setup your hosting account at GatorHost.org. Next, decide on which hosting package is right for you. You have a choice between Hatchling, Baby and Business. For most businesses, the Hatchling package will be just fine. However, I would recommend going with the middle Baby package for one main … Read More

Content Management System

I want to show you how to setup a small business Content Management System (CMS) called Wordpress. This software makes it very easy to build and edit your website eliminating the need to call your webmaster to make a simple little change. Why Wordpress? I’ve used all kinds of content management … Read More